Akua, a 28-year-old seamstress from Kumasi, presents to the Komfo Anokye dermatology-surgical combined clinic with a raised, itchy scar on her left earlobe that has been growing for 18 months followin…
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Akua, a 28-year-old seamstress from Kumasi, presents to the Komfo Anokye outpatient surgical clinic with a raised, itchy, firm scar over her left earlobe following ear piercing 18 months ago. The lesi…
Ama, a 19-year-old student, presents to a district hospital surgical clinic in the Brong-Ahafo Region with a raised scar over her anterior neck following a road traffic injury 8 months ago. The scar i…
A 28-year-old woman, Akua, presents to the dermatology-surgery joint clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital with a raised, itchy scar over her sternum following a median sternotomy for a cardiac pro…
Kofi, a 65-year-old man, is brought to the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre by relatives with a 6-day history of abdominal distension and absolute constipation. He had a successful endoscopic decompress…
A 45-year-old man, Yaw, is referred from a district hospital in the Volta Region to the regional hospital after two days of sudden-onset abdominal pain and distension. He has a long history of chronic…
A 68-year-old man, Kwame, is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo to the regional hospital with a 5-day history of progressive abdominal distension, absolute constipation for 3 days, and c…
A 62-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital emergency unit by his family after five days of absolute constipation, progressive abdominal distension, and colicky lower ab…
A 58-year-old woman, Adwoa, is admitted to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 3-day history of absolute constipation, abdominal distension, and nausea. She had a left hemicolectomy 8 years ago …
A 55-year-old man, Kofi, presents to a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region with a 12-hour history of sudden-onset severe abdominal pain and distension. He has had two similar but self-resolving ep…
A 62-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the emergency department at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital by his relatives with a 5-day history of absolute constipation, progressive abdominal distension, and…
A 45-year-old woman, Ama, is admitted to a regional hospital surgical ward in the Ashanti Region with a 24-hour history of sudden-onset severe abdominal pain, distension, and failure to pass flatus. S…
A 45-year-old woman, Adwoa, is referred from a district hospital in the Volta Region to the regional hospital with a 3-day history of sudden-onset severe abdominal distension and absolute constipation…
A 62-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre by his relatives with a 5-day history of absolute constipation, progressive abdominal distension, and colicky lower abdominal…
A 70-year-old man is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo to the regional hospital with a 7-day history of absolute constipation, progressive abdominal distension, and bilious vomiting. He…
A 45-year-old man, Yaw, is brought to the emergency department of a district hospital in the Upper East Region with a 2-day history of severe abdominal pain, distension, and absolute constipation. He …
A 62-year-old man, Kwame, is brought by relatives to the emergency department of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital with a 5-day history of absolute constipation, progressive abdominal distension, and col…
A 62-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre by his relatives with a 5-day history of absolute constipation, progressive abdominal distension, and colicky lower abdominal…
A 68-year-old man, Mensah, is on the surgical ward at a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region following an elective right total knee replacement performed four days ago. He develops progressive abdo…
A 45-year-old woman, Ama, is referred from a district hospital in the Volta Region to the regional hospital with a 3-day history of abdominal distension and failure to pass flatus or stool. She has no…
Yaa, a 58-year-old woman with no significant past medical history, presents to the UGMC surgical firm with a 3-week history of progressive difficulty defaecating, ribbon-like stools, and left-sided co…
A 55-year-old man, Kofi, is reviewed on the surgical ward of a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region. He was admitted 48 hours ago with large bowel obstruction and is being managed conservatively pe…
A 72-year-old woman, Adwoa, is admitted to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a two-day history of absolute constipation, severe abdominal distension, and vomiting. She has a background of hypert…
A 45-year-old man, Yaw, is brought to a district hospital in the Upper West Region by relatives with sudden-onset severe abdominal pain, gross distension, and inability to pass flatus for 36 hours. He…
A 70-year-old man, Mensah, is on the general surgical ward at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital following an elective right hemicolectomy 4 days ago for a caecal carcinoma (T3 N1 M0). His post-operative …
A 55-year-old woman, Akua, presents to the Korle Bu surgical unit with a two-day history of absolute constipation, severe abdominal pain, and distension. She has a known diagnosis of sigmoid carcinoma…
A 78-year-old woman, Adwoa, is referred from a district hospital in the Volta Region to a regional hospital with a 3-day history of severe abdominal distension, failure to pass flatus, and mild lower …
Akua, a 72-year-old woman with known hypertension and type-2 diabetes, is admitted to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 4-day history of absolute constipation and progressive abdominal distens…
A 61-year-old woman, Ama, is referred from a district hospital in the Bono Region to the regional surgical unit with a three-day history of large bowel obstruction. CT abdomen-pelvis with intravenous …
A 34-year-old woman, Akosua, undergoes an ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block with 20 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine at the Komfo Anokye ED for a displaced femoral shaft fracture. Approximately 90 seconds a…